Breathe - In the heights

 

    In the Heights recorded a song called "Breathe", and in the song they depicted a scenario of a young latin American woman who has been given the opportunity to go out of her cultural bonds and education to pursue a better life. While being the first of many in her family to go out of family and cultural lay outs she found her self hiding who she is from the outside crowd. While being there she is going through a mental war of many questions on who she is, while at home she is seen as a "star" for what she has done and accomplished.  Nina is feeling the immense pressure on succeeding because she is "the one who made it", in her family and her neighborhood. 

In the heights song Breathe, is something I resonate with especially coming from an immigrant household and being the first daughter in the family to attend college and pursue a career. At times I have heard my parents talk about me with my family members with such great pride and how I have been able to provide for myself and how I am attending school. When I was first considering college at the end of high school I felt a huge pressure to either find a job or pursue school. Trying to navigate through the educational system can be stressful especially when not understanding the system or how to find your resources. 

I would use my own experience as an outside source for this assignment, because I am able to relate to Nina and the emotions she is experiencing.